No benefit of Lopinavir–Ritonavir combo in severe COVID-19, says NEJM Dr. K B Aarthi19 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTLopinavir acts against the viral 3CL protease have modest antiviral activity and ritonavir increases its plasma half-life through the inhibition of...
No ibuprofen for COVID-19 patients says WHO Dr. K B Aarthi18 March 2020 12:00 PM ISTIbuprofen's anti-inflammatory properties could "dampen down" the immune system, which could slow the recovery process.
No ibuprofen for COVID-19 patients says WHO Dr. K B Aarthi18 March 2020 11:53 AM ISTIbuprofen's anti-inflammatory properties could "dampen down" the immune system, which could slow the recovery process.
COVID-19, not a bio-weapon - it has natural origin, confirm scientists Hina Zahid18 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTThe novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China, last year and has since caused a large scale COVID-19 epidemic and spread...
No benefit of antibiotics in suspected childhood Pneumonia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 March 2020 6:00 PM ISTChildren with suspected community-acquired pneumonia and discharged home from the emergency department (ED) experience the same rate of treatment...
Lancet reports first person-person transmission of coronavirus in the USA Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 2:30 PM ISTPerson-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 might be most likely to occur through unprotected, prolonged exposure to an individual with symptomatic...
Management of coronavirus infection in pregnancy: National guidance Hina Zahid16 March 2020 6:15 PM IST The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has...
FDA approves first oral treatment for ILD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved first treatment in form of Ofev (nintedanib) oral capsules to treat patients with chronic fibrosing...
Mycobacterium triggers cough to facilitate spread of TB Hina Zahid11 March 2020 8:15 AM ISTMycobacterium tuberculosis itself might produce a substance that triggers nerves in the airway responsible for causing cough that could help in...
Breastfeeding in early infancy decreases risk of allergies and asthma Hina Zahid10 March 2020 2:15 PM ISTBreastfeeding for the first 3 months reduced risk of respiratory allergies and asthma when children reached 6 years of age, according to a new study.
Asthma and COPD linked to higher rheumatoid arthritis risk Hina Zahid7 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTInflamed airways are hypothesized to contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis due to RA‐related autoantibody production, and smoking is...
Can coronavirus spread through contaminated food? Hina Zahid6 March 2020 11:00 AM ISTBethesda, Maryland --The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel...
